N.Y. Correct. Law § 72-b

§ 72-b. Discharge of inmates to adult care facilities. 1. An inmate\nabout to be discharged to an adult home, enriched housing program or\nresidence for adults, as defined in section two of the social services\nlaw, shall be referred only to such home, program or residence that is\nconsistent with that person's needs and that operates pursuant to\nsection four hundred sixty of the social services law. No inmate shall\nbe directly referred to any facility that is required to be certified as\nan adult care facility under the provisions of article seven of the\nsocial services law, unless it has been determined that such facility\nhas a valid operating certificate.\n 2. No inmate about to be paroled, conditionally released, transferred,\nreleased or discharged shall be referred to any adult home, enriched\nhousing program or residence for adults, as defined in section two of\nthe social services law, where the department of corrections and\ncommunity supervision has received written notice that the facility has\nbeen placed on the "do not refer list" pursuant to subdivision fifteen\nof section four hundred sixty-d of the social services law.\n